Thursday, March 11, 1999



	AFTER RECESS The Senate met at 9:00 a.m. and was called to order by Senator Harris. SESSION HELD FOR LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR The Presiding Officer announced that the time had arrived to consider bills and resolutions placed on the Local and Uncontested Calendar. Notice of consideration of the local calendar was given by Senator Harris yesterday. Pursuant to Senate Rule 9.03(d), the following bills and resolutions in the order listed were laid before the Senate, read second time, amended where applicable, passed to engrossment or third reading, read third time, and passed. The votes on suspension of the Constitutional Sixty-day Rule, the Constitutional Three-day Rule, and final passage are indicated after each caption. CSSB 11 (Zaffirini) Relating to the mental state applicable to certain violations under the state Medicaid program. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 70 (Brown) Relating to the statute of limitations for the purpose of prosecuting certain offenses under the Tax Code. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) CSSB 100 (Carona) Relating to the design of a quarter dollar coin commemorating the State of Texas. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) CSSB 133 (Brown) Relating to the offense of retaining of lightning whelks caught in shrimp trawls. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) (Senator Shapiro in Chair) SB 153 (Harris) Relating to the payment of costs in a proceeding for court-ordered mental health services. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 171 (Carona) Relating to expanding the Legion of Valor license plate privilege to the unmarried surviving spouses of veterans. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) CSSB 212 (Duncan) Relating to entrance examinations for beginning positions in the police departments of certain municipalities. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 234 (Ellis) Relating to the filing of reports with the secretary of state regarding persons licensed by the state. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 254 (Madla) Relating to the authority of the director of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to permit the use of triplicate or single prescription forms under the Texas Controlled Substances Act. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 283 (West) Relating to the requirement that a juvenile board adopt guidelines for the informal disposition of a child. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) Senator West offered the following committee amendment to the bill:



	Committee Amendment No. 1 Amend SB 283 by adding the following at the end of Sec. 52.032 of SECTION 3 of the bill: "The guidelines adopted under this section shall not be considered mandatory." The committee amendment was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote. On motion of Senator West and by unanimous consent, the caption was amended to conform to the body of the bill as amended. SB 315 (Ellis) Relating to authorizing certain prepaid tuition contracts to cover tuition for an additional period of attendance at an institution of higher education. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 334 (Sibley) Relating to unemployment compensation benefit eligibility of certain inmates. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 335 (Sibley) Relating to a disqualification for receipt of unemployment compensation benefits for a benefit period in which the applicant for benefits works at least 40 hours. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 338 (Madla) Relating to the time at which the commissioners court of a county must hold a hearing on a proposed budget. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 343 (Ellis) Relating to the creation of the self-sufficiency fund to develop job training for certain recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) CSSB 383 (Duncan) Relating to access to criminal history record information by a political subdivision for certain background checks. (30-0-1) West "Present-not voting" (29-1-1) Wentworth "Nay", West "Present-not voting" (30-0-1) West "Present-not voting" (Senator Harris in Chair) SB 395 (Carona) Relating to the employment of a person by counties with civil service systems. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 408 (Duncan) Relating to the fee for registration of certain vehicles used for charitable purposes. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) CSSB 413 (Madla) Relating to the regulation of the practice of marriage and family therapy. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 416 (Lindsay) Relating to parking privileges for vehicles of certain veterans or the surviving spouses of certain veterans. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 435 (Carona) Relating to the deadline for the adoption of an optional exemption from ad valorem taxation on residence homesteads. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 446 (Carona) Relating to procedures governing certain ad valorem tax refunds. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0)



	SB 463 (Ogden) Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 468 (Moncrief on behalf of Harris) Relating to licensing requirements for certain persons providing abortion services. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) Senator Moncrief, on behalf of Senator Harris, offered the following committee amendment to the bill: Committee Amendment No. 1 Amend SB 468 as follows: On page 1, line 13, strike "10" and substitute "300". The committee amendment was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote. On motion of Senator Moncrief and by unanimous consent, the caption was amended to conform to the body of the bill as amended. SB 476 (Luna) Relating to inclusion of special education students in certain public education decisions. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 478 (Carona) Relating to filing of financing statements and certain other filings with the secretary of state. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 479 (Carona) Relating to the fee for the electronic filing of a financing statement with the secretary of state. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 511 (Madla) Relating to the definition of a dangerous drug. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 517 (Shapiro) Relating to automobile clubs. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 589 (Nelson) Relating to the creation of a municipal court of record in Farmers Branch. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 607 (Fraser) Relating to developing and maintaining a database of the state's defense contractors. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) Senator Fraser offered the following committee amendment to the bill: Committee Amendment No. 1 1. Amend SB 607 as follows: a.) On page 1, line 8, strike "other relevant" and replace with "public business". The committee amendment was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote. On motion of Senator Fraser and by unanimous consent, the caption was amended to conform to the body of the bill as amended. SB 611 (Ogden) Relating to the appointment and duties of criminal magistrates for certain courts of Williamson County. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 612 (Ogden) Relating to the creation of a county court at law in Williamson County. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0)



	SB 640 (Fraser) Relating to display of the POW/MIA flag. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 641 (Fraser) Relating to the reference to the Korean Conflict in the statute authorizing special license plates for Korea veterans. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SB 732 (Moncrief on behalf of Harris) Relating to authorizing certain governmental entities located in certain municipalities with a development corporation to assess fees with the approval of the municipality. (31-0) (30-1) Wentworth "Nay" (31-0) SCR 6 (Moncrief on behalf of Harris) Requesting the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house to establish a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study the uninsured issue. (31-0) (viva voce vote) SCR 15 (Ellis) Directing the Texas Judicial Council to examine the costs of increasing reimbursement of jurors' expenses to $40 after the first day of trial and to examine the feasibility of allowing counties to offer incentives to jurors for service. (31-0) (viva voce vote) SCR 23 (Ellis) Directing the Office of Court Administration to study and develop uniform guidelines for media pooling agreements for courtroom coverage. (31-0) (viva voce vote) SCR 34 (Fraser) Supporting the Texas Lone Star Chapter of the Korean War Veterans Organization in their efforts to clarify that the Korean War was a war, not a conflict. (31-0) (viva voce vote) Senator Fraser offered the following committee amendment to the resolution: Committee Amendment No. 1 1. Amend SCR 34 as follows: a.) On line 14, strike "Organization" and replace with "Association". b.) On line 23, strike "Organization" and replace with "Association". The committee amendment was read and was adopted by a viva voce vote. On motion of Senator Fraser and by unanimous consent, the caption was amended to conform to the body of the resolution as amended. BILL REMOVED FROM LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR Senator Duncan requested in writing that SB 271 be removed from the Local and Uncontested Calendar. SESSION CONCLUDED FOR LOCAL AND UNCONTESTED CALENDAR Senator Harris announced that the session to consider bills and resolutions placed on the Local and Uncontested Calendar was concluded. ADJOURNMENT Pursuant to a previously adopted motion, the Senate at 9:34 a.m. adjourned until



	10:00 a.m. today.